Our Strategic Planning
Process
Reflect With Us on Where God is Calling Us Next
Hello, First Presbyterian,
We are in a very exciting moment in the life of our congregation. We are fully staffed with an incredible team, we have strong committees and officer boards experimenting with new forms of ministry and outreach, and our community partnerships and mission work continue to grow, such as with our new community garden partnership with the Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (more on that soon).
Because of all of that excitement and growth, our church’s session has decided to spend time this fall and the following year focused on strategic planning. Over the next year and a half, we’ll engage in a three-step process of listening, learning, and dreaming together about the future of our church. We’ll begin with macro-level surveys
and analyses, move toward micro-level listening sessions with congregation and community members, and then summarize our observations in a series of presentations and a final report.
Toward that aim, you’ll be able to follow along with our strategic planning journey on our website by visiting www.fpcarlington.org/plan.
I hope that you’ll join us this fall for these conversations as we begin this important work together.
Peace,
Pastor Billy
Our
Strategic Planning Teams
Strategic planning team:
Lynnette Yount
Jeff Burrowes
Laurel Bauer
Amber Kirby Talley
Strategic planning advisory board:
Jennifer Swanson
Robert Tobiassen
Clint Brass
Ethan Ledig
Timeline and Key Dates
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Building our team
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Congregational informational sessions - September and October 2024
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Administration committee nominates strategic planning team
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Commissioning of strategic planning team during worship - fall 2024
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Macro-level data collection
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Financial and stewardship analysis - August and September 2024
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Reporting process has begun
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Informational sessions for congregation - September 15 and October 13, 2024
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Missed the informational settings? View the slides online, click here.
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Applications open for strategic planning team - September 2024
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Congregational survey - October and November 2024
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The survey is now complete. 82 people participated in the survey! Thank you!
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Commission strategic planning team in worship - December 8, 2024
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Congregational survey results presentation to the congregation - January 26, 2025 following worship
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Micro-level data collection
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Strategic planning team begins meeting with strategic planning consultant, Rev. Sarai Rice - January 2025
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Congregational listening sessions begin - spring 2025
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Community listening sessions/interviews begin - summer 2025
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Writing, reporting, implementing
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Strategic planning team begins reviewing/analyzing data and writing report - August 2025
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Present final report to session - December 2025
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Congregational presentations and discussion - beginning in January 2026
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